Eight Inner Gates: This technique consists of eight gates: the Gate of Opening, Gate of Healing, Gate of Life, Gate of Pain, Gate of Limit, Gate of View, Gate of Wonder, and Gate of Death. It is a martial art of creation-level mastery, integrating the principles of the Eight Trigrams, allowing one to unleash their full potential.
As the entity crawled out of Mu Chen's chest, a powerful glow erupted from its body. At the moment the light appeared, Mu Chen could feel the Swallowing Python on his body growing larger and softer at the same time.
Instinctively, Mu Chen reached for his chest, feeling an unexpectedly soft sensation. Realization dawned upon him as he looked down—his gaze met a pair of bright, chilling eyes staring coldly back at him.
Looking at the stunningly enchanting face before him, Mu Chen's lips curled into a playful smile as he greeted, "Hello, Queen Medusa?"
The entity that had crawled out of Mu Chen's chest was none other than the Seven-Colored Swallowing Python. However, at this moment, the python's soul had already been suppressed by the awakened Queen Medusa.
Their current posture was quite intimate. Queen Medusa's soft and delicate body was pressed against Mu Chen, creating an indescribable sensation. The alluring charm exuding from her reminded him of their previous passionate encounter in the Holy City of the Snake People.
Queen Medusa climbed off Mu Chen and, upon looking at him again, found herself feeling oddly submissive.
Using the power of Heavenly Flames, she had successfully evolved into the Seven-Colored Swallowing Python, breaking through to the Dou Zong realm and obtaining a new body. However, she quickly realized that things were not as simple as they seemed. The vivid memory of her encounter with Mu Chen surfaced in her mind, making her feel a mix of emotions—excitement, yet also embarrassment.
Even though her new body remained untouched, the experience she had shared with Mu Chen was undeniable. This left Queen Medusa feeling conflicted, as if she were engaging in an illicit affair—thrilling yet incredibly shameful.
"Where are we now?" Queen Medusa asked.
Though she had not been fully conscious before, her soul had been aware of everything that happened outside, observing it all clearly.
"Douluo Star," Mu Chen answered.
"Douluo Star?" Queen Medusa's expression turned serious as she asked, "Is this the world you mentioned, the one with spirit rings and soul beasts?"
"Yes," Mu Chen nodded. As he stood up from the reclining chair, his exposed muscular chest caused Queen Medusa to blush.
"The energy here feels so strange!" Queen Medusa reached out her hand, sensing the divine aura lingering over Sea God Island.
"That's the power left behind by a deity. You can think of it as an aura equivalent to a Dou Di expert," Mu Chen explained.
"Dou Di?" Queen Medusa's eyes widened in shock.
A Dou Di was a figure of legend in her world, something she had never even dreamed of encountering. Yet, here in Douluo Star, such a presence still existed?
"Yes," Mu Chen confirmed.
"Mu Chen, who is she?"
A pleasant, melodious voice rang out. Mu Chen turned to see Bo Saixi, the Sea God Douluo, elegantly walking toward them, holding a bowl with a spoon inside.
"Xixi, let me introduce you. This is Queen Medusa of the Snake People. Medusa, this is Bo Saixi, the master of this Sea God Island and the Sea God Douluo," Mu Chen introduced them.
"Sea God Douluo? Is she at the Dou Di level?" Queen Medusa asked, eyeing Bo Saixi with great caution. She could feel the suffocating power emanating from her.
"No, but she has already stepped halfway into the Dou Di realm. If you were still in your original world, Xixi would be equivalent to a Nine-Star Dou Saint at the peak," Mu Chen explained.
"Nine-Star Dou Saint Peak!" Queen Medusa's expression grew tense as she stared at Bo Saixi warily.
"Mu Chen, this island doesn't belong to me—it belongs to the Sea God. I've heard of many different races, but I've never heard of the Snake People. Where exactly do they come from?" Bo Saixi asked, carefully observing Queen Medusa with a grave expression.
There was something odd about Queen Medusa. She was neither purely human nor purely a soul beast. She seemed to exist between the two, yet carried a completely different aura—one that neither land-based soul beasts nor sea soul beasts possessed.
This made Bo Saixi incredibly curious about Queen Medusa's origins.
After Mu Chen explained, Bo Saixi finally understood—Queen Medusa was not from this world at all but came from a different plane where Dou Qi existed. The Snake People used a mysterious technique to seal a snake's soul within their bodies from birth, which explained the strange aura surrounding Queen Medusa.
At the same time, Bo Saixi realized that beyond Douluo Star and the God Realm, there existed countless other worlds. The vast universe was like an enormous tree, and their world was merely a single leaf.
"Mu Chen..."
"You should call me husband."
"Must I?"
"Yes."
"Fine... Husband," Bo Saixi murmured softly, her cheeks turning red as she handed Mu Chen the bowl. "This is Sea Lotus Porridge. It has incredible restorative effects and can also... enhance vitality."
As she spoke the last two words, her voice became as faint as a mosquito's whisper, her face blushing even more. Despite her age, she had only recently experienced intimacy for the first time, and certain topics still made her heart race.
Mu Chen took the bowl with a smile. "You're so thoughtful."
Without using a spoon, he drank the porridge in large gulps.
Turning to Queen Medusa, Mu Chen said, "From now on, I'll call you Cai Lin. Since you're now in the human world, using your original name might bring unnecessary trouble."
Queen Medusa hesitated for a moment, but after thinking it over, she nodded in agreement. "Alright."
"Cai Lin, people here have a deep-seated hostility toward soul beasts. For your safety, you must stay within a hundred meters of me at all times," Mu Chen instructed seriously, reaching out to hold her hand.
However, Queen Medusa sidestepped gracefully, avoiding his grasp.
Mu Chen chuckled, knowing that some things couldn't be rushed.
Though they had already been intimate before, it had been before her evolution. At that time, Queen Medusa had believed she might not survive and had yielded to Mu Chen's persuasion. But now that she had successfully evolved, she was maintaining her distance once again.
"Xixi, after I left, has anyone come to take the Sea God's trials?" Mu Chen asked.
"Yes, quite a few. But none of them were particularly outstanding. The highest-ranked assessment among them was a Black-Level Five Trial," Bo Saixi replied.
Mu Chen sighed in relief.
With Purple Pearl having established her own kingdom, Sea God Island was practically open to land-based soul masters. Any soul master who placed in the top 100 of the Hanhai City tournament could qualify to enter Sea God Island for the Sea God's trials.
Before he left, Mu Chen had specifically instructed Purple Pearl to interfere in the selection process, filtering out highly talented soul masters to protect Bo Saixi.
So far, it seemed she had done an excellent job.
As the Sea God's High Priest, Bo Saixi was meant to sacrifice her life to help the chosen one ascend to godhood. B
ut she was Mu Chen's woman, and Mu Chen would never allow such a tragedy to happen.
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